Jar-B-Que II

Wines:
Bugey Cerdon methode ancestrale Sparkling Rose (Cliff & Cathy)
Saracina Sauvignon Blanc 2003 (Bea)
Ramian, Mt.Veeder-Napa Valley and there was something on the label About the year 2003 (Bea) an exceptionally good wine!


We had Bea over on this very warm night. Perfect night for eating on the deck.

Since corn was in season we made Corn Soup from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. Basically it is a LOT of Corn and chicken broth. We made medallians of butter and chopped herbs to which we added edible flowers that we chopped up. The butter was then placed back into the refrigerator to harden and sliced over the soup at serving time. It was very good.

While I was out in front of the house preparing the fire for the pork chops, Ester another neighbor, originally from Denmark, was on her nightly walk. I stopped her, invited her to the patio for some wine. She enjoyed her self, but didn’t stay for dinner. Memo to myself – Never invite someone from Denmark to have corn soup, apparently in Denmark corn is only fed to pigs. Who knew?

Once again we followed the recipe for Char Sui Pork Chops Jar Restaurant uses. We had purchased the pork chops on Saturday at whole food, had them custom cut to be 1 ½ inches thick and had been marinating them for 3 days turning them in the marinade every 12 hours. It is a great recipe. I bar-b-que them on the grill about 5 minutes each side, then put the lid on and let them smoke for another 5 minutes or so.

We had purchased a Japanese rice maker with our neighbor Kazue's assistance. She showed us how to repeatedly wash Japanese rice until the water ran clear.
She had taken us to a Japanese market and showed us packets of vegetables with seasoning that you can add to the rice while it is cooking. Rice with Vegetables cooked this was is exceptional.

Once again our favorite German Chocolate Cake from Perfectly Sweet that we buy at Whole Foods.

It was a great warm night that was highlighted by a Rocket being shot off from Vandenburg Air Force Base, It streaked through the sky and left a beautiful con-trail. I read in The Los Angeles Times the next day that the rocket was a new Spy Satellite. Hopefully it isn’t looking at us!

The wines were all Great!

We walked Bea home on the night night.